Baseball in April
On the first weekend of the Term 1 holidays, Reiley and Kella played in the Junior League (under 14 years) State Championships in Geelong. The team went undefeated and won the tournament in a nail-biter, come from behind, one run win!
Now, they are off to nationals from Wednesday 28 May – Sunday 1 June in Lismore (NSW). However, with recent floods, we are awaiting confirmation.
Years 7-12 House Athletics Carnival
The annual Years 7-12 House Athletics Carnival was held on Thursday 3 April at Knox Athletics Track (after being postponed from Tuesday 11 March due to the heat).
The weather for the Carnival was a pleasant 23 degrees and allowed perfect conditions for the competition. The students competed to the best of their abilities to earn valuable points for their Houses. The atmosphere was fantastic throughout the day as the students cheered each other on to do their best in track, field and novelty races.
Scores remained close throughout the Carnival and participation in all events was crucial to ensuring that each House scored maximum points. There were some excellent individual results and team results on the day.
Thank you to Ms Crundall for all her hard work leading into the event, as well as on the day. Thank you to all the staff who assisted throughout the day to ensure that the Carnival ran smoothly for the students.
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded Year Level Champions on the day:
Year 7 Boys: Henry Fulton
Year 7 Girls: Ava Fitzpatrick
Year 8 Boys: Blake Brindle
Year 8 Girls: Zahlie Guskich
Year 9 Boys: Zac Byth
Year 9 Girls: Shriya Suchin
Year 10 Boys: Declan Fox
Year 10 Girls: Aria Shambrook
Year 11 Boys: Heath Elias
Year 11 Girls: Tammy Lerk
Year 12 Boys: Kristian Dass
Year 12 Girls: Elisha Sze
Congratulations to Mansfield McKie on winning the Years 7-12 House Athletics Carnival.
Overall Results:
1st Mansfield McKie 2,374 points
2nd Gordon Grant 2,193.5 points
3rd Butterss Cross 2,105 points
4th Somner Stewart 2,037.5 points
5th Dann Watt 1,951 points
Run The Tan
On Sunday 27 April, seven Tintern Grammar students competed in the Run The Tan event at the Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne.
Taking part in the battle of the schools was Harley Cantor, Gabriella Bisignano, Amelie Grigg, Zara Brand-Starkey, Ave Lee, Maya Iser and Evelyn O’Connor. In perfect conditions for running, our students gave their all for one lap around The Tan track (3.8km).
The results were:
Harley Cantor: 14min 16 sec 38th in U/18 Boys
Gabriella Bisignano: 24 min 4 sec 77th in U/16 Girls
Amelie Grigg: 24 min 4 sec 78th in U/16 Girls
Zara Brand-Starkey: 18min 56 sec 47th in U/16 Girls
Avie Lee: 15min 57 sec 13th in U/16 Girls
Maya Iser: 20min 33 sec 53rd in U/14 Girls
Evelyn O’Connor: 24 min 19 sec 65th in U/14 Girls
Congratulations to the students on their efforts.
Wheelchair Basketball
On Sunday 6 – Sunday 13 April, Year 11 student Brady Cochrane competed at the National Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Brisbane.
Victoria finished fifth overall this year on percentage points, which kept them just shy of the finals.
Of note, Brady has secured a Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) scholarship.
Hockey
Congratulations to Year 12 student Zara Jackson Smith for being selected in the 2025 Under 18 Girls’ Hockey Victoria State Team.
We wish Zara the best of luck in the tournament!
EISM Athletics
On Friday 2 May, Tintern Grammar competed in the EISM Division 1 Athletics at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park (promoted from Division 2 in 2024).
The weather was perfect for competing, and Tintern students gave their best effort against the best athletes in the EISM. Although our students persevered throughout the day, we found the step up in competition from Division 2 to Division 1 challenging.
Congratulations to the Under 16 girls who won their age group.
Thank you to Ms Crundall, Ms Edgley, Ms Parker, Ms Thomas and Mrs Jurey for their assistance on the day.
Overall results were:
1st Aquinas College 3,612 points
2nd Huntingtower 3,516 points
3rd Luther College 3,477 points
4th Donvale Christian College 3,448 points
5th Emmaus College 3,356 points
6th Mt Lilydale 3,307 points
7th Tintern Grammar 3,226 points
Softball
Year 11 students Takuto Kawase and Declan Marshall competed in the National Under 18 softball tournament for Victoria, Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May. Team Victoria finished 5th (of 6).
Takuto won the MVP for one of the games for team Victoria.
Declan ended up starting the last three games, batting in line-up and playing in the field.
Ashley Viney
Head of Sport
Physical Education Teacher
EISM Swimming Co-ordinator
